James Allsopp is an award winning saxophonist, composer and teacher of the Alexander Technique
James Allsopp Group
My group plays my original compositions and brings together a new lineup featuring trumpeter Chris Batchelor (Loose Tubes) electric bassist Tom Herbert (Polar Bear, Beth Gibbons) percussionist Zands Duggan (Melt Yourself Down) and rising star Dave Storey on drums.
Our album has been produced in collaboration with Ben Lamdin (Nostalgia 77) and the psychedelic, dub aesthetic of the production enhances and deepens the atmosphere of the record.
This is joyous, life affirming music. Deceptively simple, deeply melodic with a healthy dose of the other worldly.
James Allsopp Quartet plays Stan Getz
This is a new project inspired by the music I grew up listening to; a salute to one of my all time saxophone heroes - Stan Getz.
There is so much fantastic repertoire associated with Stan Getz from lush ballads and bossa novas to swinging standards and bebop compositions.
We have chosen a varied program reflecting this range of material and have interpreted the music respectfully but not reverentially, allowing it to breathe and feel natural for our time.
The band features Colin Oxley on guitar, Oli Hayhurst on double bass and Dave Storey on drums.
Photos by Brian Homer